- What types of hindrances and sins can cause a believer to become weary in the race of life?
- Laying aside every hindrance and sin to run the race with endurance is achieved by what means/strategies?
- Why does keeping our eyes on Jesus help us to run the race the lies before us? (Read Numbers 21:4-9; John 3:14-16 for additional insight)
- How is Jesus both the source and perfecter of our faith?
- What hostility did Jesus endure from others and how did he endure it?
- How does considering what and how Jesus endured help us in circumstances when we feel weary or defeated?
- The greek word for discipline as it is used in this passage is “paideias” Use blue letter bible or a bible dictionary and record the definition of the word. How does this definition give you a better understanding of Hebrews 12:5-6?
- Read Proverbs 3:11-12 alongside Hebrews 12:5-10. The Lord disciplines the ones he loves for what reason/s?
- What peaceful fruit of righteousness is experienced when a person has willingly accepted training and discipline from the Lord?
- What does “strengthening your tired hands and weakened knees” require from those called to run the race in Christ?
Application:
- What sin or hindrance is Jesus calling me to lay aside in my life right now? How will Jesus help me do this?
- Is there anyone in my life that I feel hostility towards, or I suspect feels hostility towards me? How will Christ’s sacrifice for me shape my prayer for them? (Pray for them now)
- How has the Lord’s discipline shaped my life to this point?
- Where in my life do I hope the Lord continues to discipline me towards holiness and what part do I play in that hope?
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